ELT Calendar

Saturday, May 3rd, 2008

Today is Constitution Day (Kenpou-kinen-bi)

19th Annual Suwako Charity Walk
Time: 8:10 AM - 1:30 PM
Speaker: TBA
Organization: Nagano Chapter (formerly the Shinshu Chapter) of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture
Short description: Please join us for an educational walk halfway around Lake Suwa! After meeting at 8:10 at the "Katakura Fureai Nagisa", we will walk appr. 8 km to the "Kamaguchi Suimon" while learning about life in the lake from Shinshu University graduate students.

Vygotsky in Your Pocket: Walk Away With 5 Effective Classroom Collaboration Techniques
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Speaker: Mike Stockwell
Organization: Gifu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Gifu City, Gifu Prefecture
Short description: The objective of this workshop is to introduce participants to methods to improve classroom collaboration, through an awareness of group dynamics. Participants will leave the event with 5 tried and tested techniques that will help students feel more challenged and stay on task in the target language.